Décor Fleurs et Bois Rustiques.
19th century
Medium
Lithograph with watercolor
Dimensions
Image: 14 1/16 × 9 3/8 in. (35.7 × 23.8 cm) Sheet: 15 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (38.8 × 26.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harvey Smith, 1976
Accession Number
1976.604.5
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Décor Fleurs et Rustiques** is a charming 19th French lithograph enhanced with watercolor, created by an anonymous artist possibly linked to Eudes. Measuring about 14 by 9 inches, this delicate print captures an elegant arrangement of flowers intertwined with rustic wooden elements, evoking the natural beauty of the countryside. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's and Prints department, it was generously gifted by Harvey Smith in 197. Lithography, a revolutionary printing technique perfected in the 19th, allowed for precise reproduction of intricate designs at a fraction of the cost ...
About the Artist
Anonymous, French, 19th century|Eudes · 1800–1900
**Anonymous, French, 19th Century (ca. 1800–1900)** The artist cataloged as Anonymous, French, 19th century embodies the enigmatic yet essential contributions of unidentified creators to France's vibrant 19th-century art world. Active roughly between 1800 and 1900, this figure—or potentially collective workshop—produced a diverse array of works amid the nation's transition from Neoclassicism thro...